The post of the day is from Clarissa and gives step by step instructions on how to deal with my ex — who actually said, when I left, that I had no right to do so since I did not have his permission. I said this to him: 1. I am not responsible for your illness, … More Poesía y guerra
My classes are brilliant today because I am so well prepared and because I decided to be in a good mood — and also because I am a really good lecturer and discussion leader. The reason I am so well prepared is that I am prepared specifically, but also generally, based on years of study … More La rebelión de las masas
Once again, I like The Compleat Academic because it is realistic and does not condescend. It does not assume incompetence, and it does not recommend fear. If I were a linguist I would you go through what is mostly said to graduate students and assistant professors and study the vocabulary. It is about how you … More What I mean, #3
I am taking the readings and marking them up in red — a sentence in English to summarize the point of each paragraph. I am also hyperlinking the references to famous people and events the students will not have heard of to definitions and encyclopedia entries. I am PDFing these documents and loading them up … More A teaching activity I do not think I should be doing
What is is about the Freyre apologists? 1. Arrogance: they think they are an enlightened elite and everyone else is unsubtle. 2. Argument by authority: they are exceptionalists, and because of their identity they have special knowledge nobody else can have. 3. Apologetics: they have excuses for everything. 4. Projection, projective identification, or something like these: “You are an X, therefore you … More On authoritarian behavior
→ The post of the day is from Feminéma, on salaries and negotiation, very important. → The post beautiful award for today goes to Jonathan, on poetry, theory, and poetics — what a relief it is to read that in lieu of the news. I had planned to spend this day on teaching activities, and … More What I mean, #2
→ I have changed my name again, to Coldhearted scientist. There was the Hedonistic pleasureseeker who had been called that as a criticism, and I have always been criticized as a coldhearted scientist so I am claiming that until I find my real name. I may delete this weblog if it says what it apparently … More Coldhearted scientist
I still say this is the best academic career guide. I know people like him but I still think Boice is condescending and infantilizing and not designed for people who already know how to read and write, and I still say that my dislike of soft writing guides like The Artist’s Way does not indicate … More The compleat academic
I am sure people do not believe it but I really am pouring out las últimas gotas not just of Reeducation but of all related traumas. This blog is about to go straight-up academic and merge with the Seminario Permanente. Acabaremos but I do have one more comment on things people say about work: “Life … More On the fallacy of “life invading”
I woke up yesterday happy but terror grew as the day went on. The terror: If I do not show I am curbing my research orientation by cheerfully engaging in extra service, I will be killed. I am in a state of sin by not being oriented toward lower and intermediate level teaching and if … More Managing terror
